Yup. New paint. Car got broken into and vandalized last week....

Can't wait to get her back.

Painting everything but the bumpers and the roof.

AshMan

 

oh no! sorry to hear about those damn kids. people like those that give me a bad reputation. what did they do to your car? that paint job looks like its going to be done very well. hope it comes out great! make sure to make it nice and thick.. .like 10 layers of base and 10 of clear... haha

 

Sorry to hear about your situation. Its upsetting seeing how people have no appreciation for not ony other people's property but their hard work as well. Its punks that do those kinds of things that push me into law enforcement. Hopefully one day I can bust the heads of these brats and give their parents hell.

 

I know the feeling......... Good luck with your paint job....
- G -

 

time for the real deal in amg bumper covers.

 

I don't have that kind of cash. its going to be hard enough to come up with my deductable...

My bumpers still look the part, and thats what matters most to me. plus all the hard work to make them fit right was already done last time...

I'm just glad that the car is going to come out better than before.

As far as what happened. They smashed my rear quarter window, and made off with about $10,000 in software, and keyed my car all over. I would have rather they took my stereo to be honest, but they were probably in and out within 30 seconds. And yes the alarm did go off, but nobody pays attention to alarms anymore anyway. They are simply a deterrent, they wont stop everybody, only those that don't want to bother with one.

The good news is that I can replace the software and the paint is being done by one of the best bodyshops in los angeles. the bad news... I have to pay to replace the software lost out of my pocket (Windows server 2003 enterprise edition, sql server, and exchange server to name a few, which were all legit copies. The downloaded software I had I could care less about. its the real software that cost in the thousands to get that really gets to me. Luckily I have a copy of windows advanced server 2003 with 25 licenses that I got from a microsoft tech session I attended. The other bad news, I have to pay the deductable on my insurance, but getting a very expensive paint job for The cost of the deductible is worth it.

In anycase, I will have some extra additions when all is said and done. and then cosmetically on the outside the car is done. The inside still needs some work, and mechanically nothing else will change. I am so very close to completing all my planned mods on the car, then I can work on saving up for a new project...

AshMan

 

wow thats horrible. sorry to hear. looking for any programs? my dad may have some legit copies and i can ....find some not so legit copies if you want them. don't worry, karma will come to those *******s and you'll soon find some good fortune.

 

no I'll be ok on the software. I already contacted microsoft and they are working with me to get copies of the software for a good discount, so everythign should work out.

Don't worry about the software that is a minor concern of mine, just annoying really.

 

Holy Cow! Thems the biggest exhaust pipes I ever layed eyes on ceptin maybe a diesel truck! Sure them puppies ain't some kind Stealth rocket launcher??

Smokie

 

There you go again Smokie.

Who are you, Debbie Downer?
:v

Actually, I bet they don't look as big with the bumper installed.

 

LOL !!! See now it's funny! Ksing44